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I love meeting new clients! I used to be so shy and now I feel as though I could talk to anyone! I also love taking photographs for the first time for a family!!! Most haven’t had a photographer since their wedding and its so nice to be able to capture their family and little one!! Dylan was a ham! Smiling and loved having his picture taken!! He was such a sweet boy and his parents were amazing! I am so glad that I was able to do some holiday portraits for them. I even did just some different non holiday themed shots for the parents so they would have some other photographs for their home! Grandma came too and we got some pictures of her with her daughter and grandson! I can’t tell u how nice it is to have an extra family member there. Not only to capture but also as my helper!! :-). When photographing the family she can stand behind me and make them all smile! I need to start paying the grandmas lol! I hope to see them all in the future again!

Grace potter is a must see live! Not only is her music fun and energetic but she lights up a stage! I have only heard a couple of her songs and was expecting a more mellow show… Boy was I wrong! She didn’t stop moving the entire show! (Hard from a photographers standpoint :-). She was so fun to watch and when you are paying to see a concert it is so nice to see an artist that shows she has talent and more importantly she loves what he does! She’s a breath of fresh air between country and rock and put on a great show!!

Yay! I finally took some friends away from jcpenny portraits! I mean nothing against them… But I like to think that I offer something you can’t find there!! I now have this amazing studio to work at, great lighting, I can set up whatever ideas I would like, have fun, and most importantly take the time needed, and make the kids comfortable. 1 1/2 and 3 can be hard individually but also shooting together! It can either be good, bad, great, terrible, etc! It’s all about the kids and their mood! It went wonderfully and they are so beautiful! They look just like their mommy and daddy! She called me after and said Shannon, I have never been able to get pictures of both of my kids smiling! I was so happy with the pictures and knew what it meant to them. Little things like that make me so happy and makes me feel good that I am able to offer people something they can’t always get somewhere else! I was able to capture both kids smiles and personalities, Portraits, and my favorite is candid parent and child shots! Knowing they will have these gorgeous pictures of their kids for their house and that she is giving as Christmas gifts makes me smile! I love my job!! I put everything I have into it and the way I feel successful is when someone loves their pictures!

I received a call from a father that wanted portraits of his son and family. His son was around 18 months and he had wanted to capture this time! He described him with big beautiful eyes and gorgeous curly hair. He mentioned that he was going to have his first hair cut and they wanted to get his portraits done first. We talked about him, and how to make it fun. I like to do traditional photographs and also capture that candidness between him and his parents! This age is probably the toughest. At 1 year they still are amused by me, at 2 years they can be bribed and tricked. At this age they are so smart and figuring everything out for themselves! We danced and played music and had snacks and made silly faces! He was so sweet and calm but you could tell he was shy being around a stranger taking his pictures. I always hope to capture those big smiles and laugh and am disappointed when I don’t. I am happy with the amazing portraits of him and his beautiful eyes and got some smiles with his parents and cousin! His father told me his brother and sister in law were in town with their cousin and asked to bring them along with their mother. I was all for it! I like to make every experience personal and give all that I can. Whatever makes my clients happy makes me happy and the more the merrier! It was my first large group shot and I was a little nervous how to pose everyone. I am used to shooting outside and everyone being natural and using the elements. In a studio is a little restricting. Overall I am happy with what were able to capture and I hope they were too!

Every parent wants those holiday photos of their child and their family! I booked with a client that I did for his first birthday! He was now 18 months. I was so excited to see him again!! I remember that age….after they are walking, starting to really explore and figure things out for themselves, and also not wanting anything to do with strangers, or doing what they are told! Who would….when there is that whole world out there!! So when I met up with Logan and his parents in the studio he wasn’t having it! He was very well behaved, and so adorable, but he just wouldn’t smile for me! We tried and after a little while I said lets do this again tomorrow! It was scheduled to be 60 degrees in December in Ohio and that is unheard of! So I made plans to meet up with them in a great town square! It was decorated beautifully and I think he had a little more fun and wasmore comfortable. I will always go the extra mile to provide my clients with the photos that they hope for! I want them to treasure these pictures for many many years to come! I want them to hang them on their walls and look a their little baby who grows too fast and his smiling face!

I love being able to capture a family at any time of the year…but the holidays just make it better!! Two brothers who probably argue and act like typical siblings show they love each other! The parents were so fun and wanted to do some cute ideas! The boys were great and the shots of the two of them reminded me of how fun it was growing up with my own siblings! I hope they look back someday and remember every great moment too!

Oh my!!! I knew these pictures would be cute….but even I was surprised! I have been photographing her since birth, and her mom and I talk and plan ideas for each coming session! It was her first birthday so I was sooooo excited for her smash cake and cute little face!! Her mom is responsible for the amazing toule backdrop she created…the adorable outfits and some amazing ideas! I knew some balloons, a cake, and an adorable baby would be all I needed to get some amazing shots! We planned for weeks, and prepped for a two hour shoot….Every outfit, every set up Addy just smiled and smiled! It was perfect and so much fun!! These pictures make me smile so much!!!! I’m just a little sad that she is growing up so quick!! But I have beenso blessed to be able to watch her grow up and photograph every milestone!!!